John C Chambers

Biographic Data

ID5456796
NAMEJohn C Chambers
GIVEN NAMESJohn C
FAMILY NAMEChambers
SIGNATURECHAMBERS J C
AFFILIATIONSImperial College London
ORCID0000-0003-0209-4541
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Evaluating a digital intervention for prevention of type 2 diabetes

    Open AccessParizad Avari, Harish Ranjani et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    CTRI/2022/02/040650 (registration date: 28.02.2022). https://ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/pmaindet2.php?EncHid=NjE2NzE=&Enc=&userName

  • Community Control of Hypertension and Diabetes (CoCo-HD) program in the Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu

    Open AccessParasuraman Ganeshkumar, Ganeshkumar Parasuraman et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    The project will provide valuable evidence for the scaling-up of structured lifestyle interventions within the healthcare systems of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, thus facilitating their future adaptation to diverse settings in India and other LMICs

  • Smokeless and combustible tobacco use among 148,944 South Asian adults

    Open AccessWubin Xie, Malay K Mridha et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    In this large population-based study of South Asian adults, rates of smoking and SLT use vary widely by country and gender. Men who use SLT products are more likely to abstain from smoking compared with those who do not

  • Food environments and obesity

    Open AccessPetya Atanasova, Dian Kusuma et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2022

    The results suggest the availability of fast - food outlets influences obesity, especially among female and lower-income groups. The availability of supermarkets is associated with reduced body size and obesity, but their effects do not outweigh the role of fast-food outlets. Policies should target food environments to promote better diets and reduce obesity

  • Effects of a lifestyle intervention programme after 1 year of follow-up among South Asians at high risk of type 2 diabetes

    Open AccessMirthe Muilwijk, Marie Loh et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    INTRODUCTION: South Asians are at high risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D). We assessed whether intensive family-based lifestyle intervention leads to significant weight loss, improved glycaemia and blood pressure in adults at elevated risk for T2D. METHODS: This cluster randomised controlled trial (iHealth-T2D) was conducted at 120 locations across India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the UK. We included 3684 South Asian men and women, aged 40-70 years, wit…

  • Low uptake of Covid-19 prevention behaviours and high socioeconomic impact of lockdown measures in South Asia

    Open AccessDian Kusuma, Rajendra Pradeepa et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2021

    Our results identified important knowledge, access and uptake barriers to the prevention of COVID-19 in South Asia, and demonstrated major adverse impacts of the pandemic on chronic disease treatment, mental health, health-related behaviours, employment and household finances. We found important sociodemographic differences for impact, suggesting a widening of existing inequalities. Our findings underscore the need for immediate large-scale actio…

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Open AccessThe Lifelines Cohort Study, Adam E Locke et al.ARTICLENature2015

  • Ethnic and Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Hostility and Metabolic and Autonomic Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease

    Emily D Williams, Andrew Steptoe et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2011

    OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between hostility and biological risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) in a population of white European and South Asian men and women living in the United Kingdom. METHODS: This cross-sectional study involved a community-based sample of 1,757 healthy white and South Asian men and women aged between 35 years and 75 years from West London. Participants completed the Cook-Medley Hostility Scale, togeth…

  • Psychosocial risk factors for coronary heart disease in UK South Asian men and women

    Emily D Williams, Andrew Steptoe et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2009Cited by: 1References: 42

    BACKGROUND: South Asian people in the UK and other western countries have elevated rates of coronary heart disease (CHD). Psychosocial factors contribute to CHD risk, but information about psychosocial risk profiles in UK South Asians is limited. This study aimed to examine the profile of conventional and novel psychosocial risk factors in South Asian compared with white men and women. METHODS: Using a cross-sectional population study design, psy…

  • Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in South Asian and Black minorities

    Paul Roderick, Liz Lightstone et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2009

    Objective: To estimate the survival, up to age 20 years, for a range of congenital anomaly groups and subtypes.Design: Population-based registry (Northern Congenital Abnormality Survey, NorCAS)